Black Sticks wrap Malaysia series with a win

The Black Sticks Women have beaten Malaysia 2-1 in the fifth and final game at the TET MultiSports Centre in Stratford.

New Zealand dominated the first half with Samantha Harrison scoring a double in her 100th international.

The Kiwis continued to create chances in the second half but werent able to trouble the scorers again with Malaysia lighting up the board 10 minutes from fulltime.

Black Sticks assistant coach Sean Dancer said it was pleasing to close the series positively.

"We are happy to finish with a win, but needed to score a few more goals from the amount of opportunities we created.

"Malaysia defended well in the second half and we needed to execute better in a congested attacking third.

"Overall this series has been a great learning experience and development opportunity for our group. Stratford has been a great host and we would like to thank everyone for their support."

New Zealand conclude the five test series with four wins and one narrow loss.

The Black Sticks Women vs Malaysia series is proudly supported by the Taranaki Electricity Trust (TET).

BLACK STICKS WOMEN 2: (Samantha Harrison 2)

MALAYSIA 1: (Nuraini Rashid)

Halftime: Black Sticks 3-0





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